On the occasion of my second dice roll for dinner options, chance settled on the March/April 2018 edition of Cuisine at Home. My rule is to try to make something from the recipes I'd already identified as interesting, and with friends Mark and Jeremy here for the Labor Day Weekend—and knowing they'd be willing to be experimented on—the dinner from that issue was saffron chicken tagine. Lots of Mediterranean-style spices coated cubes of boneless chicken thighs, and a broth-based simmer was enhanced with additional flavorful add-ins, resulting in delicious bite upon bite. I also adapted a recipe for couscous from that same issue, modifying it to our tastes and using quinoa instead. A quick need of a second side meant I used canned green beans as a fall-back option. We all rather liked how it turned out.
While the easier schedule that August has permitted me means that weekend weather variation is unlikely to complicate things, I did feel for the folks who'd had high hopes for a hospitable holiday break...but it started a tad rough with storms on the Friday before Labor Day. We dodged that storm bullet on Saturday until late night, when it was a raucous line of thunderstorms that rolled through. Sunday mostly righted itself, with the barest intrusion of light showers. There was plenty to do inside, as is always the case!
Adapted from "Saffron Chicken Tagine with Peas & Artichokes," in Cuisine at Home, Issue No. 128 (March/April 2018), p. 56-57.
Adapted from "Honey-Raisin Couscous," in Cuisine at Home, Issue No. 128 (March/April 2018), p. 57.
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